The leftist group “Behind Enemy Lines,” describes itself as anti-imperialist, and it’s members and supporters have demanded that Chicago cancel the DNC because of U.S. policies regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, and deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
With both the war in Gaza, and the DNC continuing, Behind Enemy Lines has vowed on its website to target Chicago police, politicians, delegates and media, to get its message across during the convention in less than two weeks.
A spokesperson for Behind Enemy Lines told the I-Team while it disagrees with the information included in the police threat assessment, “it’s right to do everything possible to shut down the DNC.”
The joint threat assessment, prepared by several local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, and obtained by the I-Team earlier this week, states that law enforcement “remains concerned about the possibility of violent conflict occurring at otherwise lawful protest events or gatherings linked to the 2024 DNC.”
One event cited in relation to these concerns took place on May 18, at a DNC volunteer recruitment event at the United Center.
Video of the incident, posted by Behind Enemy Lines on social media, shows protesters with a banner and microphone, calling the DNC a “criminal organization.”
According to a Chicago police report obtained by the I-Team, officers said the offenders “grabbed a microphone” and “pushed” a DNC worker when United Center security “attempted to take down” the protesters, but they all “ran towards the exits, fleeing.”